Sir Bradley Wiggins Tour de France hopes left in doubt after Switzerland withdrawal

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Wiggins pulled out of the Tour de Suisse after a crash 25km from the end of the fourth stageKEYSTONE

John Westerby

Last updated at 11:32AM, June 18 2014

Sir Bradley Wiggins’ hopes of riding in the Tour de France took another blow
today when he was forced to withdraw from the Tour de Suisse due to the
injuries sustained in a crash yesterday.

Wiggins, who became the first British winner of the Tour de France in 2012,
had been below his best in Switzerland this week, suffering the
after-effects of a chest infection, and was knocked off his bike towards the
end of the fourth stage, suffering bad bruising to his right thigh muscle.

After being assessed by Team Sky’s medical staff this morning, the decision
was taken